Brimley sweeps past Newberry

The Bays pevailed 25-11, 25-19, 25-15. For Brimley, Tabitha Graham had eight kills, five blocks and three digs. Alyssa Graham had seven kills, while Kourtney St. Peter had three kills and three digs. Clarissa Kelly had 17 assists and Jocelynn Preville had four digs.

"Our passing has improved from the past few games," Brimley coach Lisa Moran said. "And I thought we did well on trying to get the hitters the ball. We have lots of powerful hitters. That helped."

The Bays are currently 1-3 in match play, after doing well in preseason tournaments. They’re currently working on keeping energy high throughout entire matches and not slowing down near the end of the game.

"We kept the ball in play and that's the key," Moran said of their Thursday evening game. "We kept the ball in play and stayed in the defensive position."

Brimley was aided by the addition of a new player to their team, an exchange student from Czech Republic. Hana Vesela had only played volleyball in her high school gym class, before starting the school year at Brimley. The 6-foot-3 player is improving by the day, Moran said.

"She will be a big addition to our team," she explained. "She's very athletic. She picked right up on it."

Luckily, members of the team have welcomed Vesela into the fold. She quickly fit into the group.

"Our team this year is competitive," Moran said. "Over the year, they're improved. They're pushing each other in practice. They have a good drive. We're solid all the way around. If we can play to our potential, things will go good for us."

Cori Canfield had five kills and 14 spikes for Newberry. Gabrielle Rochefort had three kills and 18 spikes.

The Indians were struggling, after losing several players to injury and travel, coach Sandy Glenn said.

"We had no back row," she explained.

Also, the team is pretty young, Glenn pointed out. There's only one senior on the 10-person team.

"It's a new team, but a very coachable team," she said. "They're getting better at covering and their serves are getting stronger. They still need to work on passing.